(german version, klick here)

A neglected zoo in Bavaria where freed ostriches get their charity, a parish fair in the north of hesse, where a man in a bear costume has to drink Schnaps at every door, a king who is trying to forecast todays weather - these are images one can see travelling trough Germanys Hinterland. It‘s a slow spectacle because in the villages one still takes the time. But at second glance there‘s a backstage area and a false bottom …

Dr. Sebastian Pranz" (*1979) graduated in Sociology and is now editor in chief of german independent magazine FROH!". Based in Cologne, he travels through the villages to document life in Germanys hinterland. His work can be described as „Countryside Streetphotography“, the hectic glance of an urban Photographer is substituted by the steady gaze of a 6x6 camera.

Aqua Show, Nürnberg
Toy Train, Hohensolms
My fathers leg, Ermetheis
Dissected Bear, Kassel
Church, Allenbach
Nun, Binz
Parish Fair, Metze
King, Lich
Graveyard, Lich
Mardi Gras, Stammheim
Ostrich, Puschendorf
Burning House, Gemünd
Pilgrim, Heroldsbach
Advert, Ermetheis